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A 6 ft. tall man casts a shadow that is 5 ft. tall. What will be the length of the flagpole that casts a shadow of 10ft?

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Answer:

12 ft.

Step-by-step explanation:

You can solve this as a proportion:

[tex]\frac{6}{5} =\frac{x}{10}[/tex]

Cross multiply to get 5x = 60. Simplify by dividing 5 from both sides to get x = 12.

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